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News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and MoreSun, 02 Aug 2015 21:24:37 +0000en-UShourly1The West may miss the Taliban’s Mullah Omarhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/02/commentary/world-commentary/west-may-miss-talibans-mullah-omar/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/02/commentary/world-commentary/west-may-miss-talibans-mullah-omar/#commentsSun, 02 Aug 2015 10:12:48 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=814281The death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar last week may lead to the rise of more radical forces in Afghanistan.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/02/commentary/world-commentary/west-may-miss-talibans-mullah-omar/feed/0Why Russia vetoed bid to set up MH17 tribunalhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/02/commentary/world-commentary/russia-vetoed-bid-set-mh17-tribunal/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/02/commentary/world-commentary/russia-vetoed-bid-set-mh17-tribunal/#commentsSun, 02 Aug 2015 10:12:39 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=814279Like the U.S., Russia wants to retain the right to try its own war criminals under its own laws rather than hand them over to an international tribunal.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/02/commentary/world-commentary/russia-vetoed-bid-set-mh17-tribunal/feed/2The night the dream diedhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/02/commentary/world-commentary/night-dream-died/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/02/commentary/world-commentary/night-dream-died/#commentsSun, 02 Aug 2015 10:12:22 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=814274The financial contagion of Greek profligacy may have been averted, but the price will be the even more virulent political contagion of Euroskepticism.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/02/commentary/world-commentary/night-dream-died/feed/1Atomic bomb survivors nominated for Nobel prizehttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/01/commentary/atomic-bomb-survivors-nominated-nobel-prize/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/01/commentary/atomic-bomb-survivors-nominated-nobel-prize/#commentsSat, 01 Aug 2015 13:46:20 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=813987In this 70th year anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Swiss-based International Peace Bureau (IPB) nominated Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations) for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. This is Hidankyo’s third such nomination by the IPB, following earlier bids in 1985 and 1994. There are about 60,000 […]

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/01/commentary/atomic-bomb-survivors-nominated-nobel-prize/feed/0The midsize newspaper in America is toasthttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/01/commentary/world-commentary/midsize-newspaper-america-toast/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/01/commentary/world-commentary/midsize-newspaper-america-toast/#commentsSat, 01 Aug 2015 09:00:46 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=813912If endangered U.S. midsize papers collapse, who will do the local and regional news-gathering?

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/01/commentary/world-commentary/midsize-newspaper-america-toast/feed/0Japan’s Enron reckoninghttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/31/commentary/japan-commentary/japans-enron-reckoning/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/31/commentary/japan-commentary/japans-enron-reckoning/#commentsFri, 31 Jul 2015 09:38:40 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=813649The Toshiba scandal should be an impetus for the Abe government to do even more to improve corporate governance.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/31/commentary/world-commentary/dangerous-rise-buddhist-chauvinism/feed/3At long last, the U.S. understands Vietnamhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/31/commentary/world-commentary/long-last-u-s-understands-vietnam/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/31/commentary/world-commentary/long-last-u-s-understands-vietnam/#commentsFri, 31 Jul 2015 09:36:18 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=813642Finally U.S. and Australian policymakers are realizing what they should have known all along — that they can take advantage of Hanoi's traditional dislike of China to counter what they see as Beijing's expansionist threat in the East and South China Seas.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/31/commentary/world-commentary/long-last-u-s-understands-vietnam/feed/1Nation’s political culture stands at major crossroadshttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/30/commentary/japan-commentary/nations-political-culture-stands-at-major-crossroads/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/30/commentary/japan-commentary/nations-political-culture-stands-at-major-crossroads/#commentsThu, 30 Jul 2015 09:05:57 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=813184Will Japan be dragged down by egocentric anti-intellectualism and suspension of judgment, or will a new civic culture turn the nation into a more mature democracy?

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/30/commentary/japan-commentary/japans-action-plan-to-fight-climate-change/feed/3Colonial management was never a ‘charity’http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/30/commentary/japan-commentary/colonial-management-was-never-a-charity/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/30/commentary/japan-commentary/colonial-management-was-never-a-charity/#commentsThu, 30 Jul 2015 09:05:41 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=813177While Japan's rule over Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula may have brought some benefits, colonization is never altruistic.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/30/commentary/japan-commentary/colonial-management-was-never-a-charity/feed/3U.S. Congress’ egocentric strategem in the TPP talkshttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/29/commentary/japan-commentary/u-s-congress-egocentric-strategem-tpp-talks/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/29/commentary/japan-commentary/u-s-congress-egocentric-strategem-tpp-talks/#commentsWed, 29 Jul 2015 09:14:27 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=811835With the passage of the Trade Promotion Authority Act, the U.S. will become increasingly self-centered in pursuit of its national interests in international trade negotiations, including the TPP.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/29/commentary/world-commentary/volatility-chinas-stock-market-no-surprise/feed/0Learning English requires a different approachhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/29/commentary/japan-commentary/learning-english-requires-different-approach/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/29/commentary/japan-commentary/learning-english-requires-different-approach/#commentsWed, 29 Jul 2015 09:10:20 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=811833If the most important goal is to teach Japanese students how to speak the kind of everyday English used in the corporate world, then it's imperative that teachers provide them with frequent practice doing precisely that.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/29/commentary/japan-commentary/learning-english-requires-different-approach/feed/4Henoko base eventually will be used by the SDFhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/japan-commentary/henoko-base-eventually-will-be-used-by-the-sdf/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/japan-commentary/henoko-base-eventually-will-be-used-by-the-sdf/#commentsTue, 28 Jul 2015 09:32:18 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=811332Japan's Self-Defense Forces are drawing up a plan that would eventually turn the planned Henoko base in Okinawa into an SDF facility.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/japan-commentary/henoko-base-eventually-will-be-used-by-the-sdf/feed/0Turkey joins the fight — sort ofhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/turkey-joins-the-fight-sort-of/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/turkey-joins-the-fight-sort-of/#commentsTue, 28 Jul 2015 09:31:28 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=811329Last Friday Turkey joined the war against Islamic State, but it's still playing a double game in Syria.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/turkey-joins-the-fight-sort-of/feed/0Darker horizons ahead: rethinking the war on IShttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/darker-horizons-ahead-rethinking-the-war-on-is/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/darker-horizons-ahead-rethinking-the-war-on-is/#commentsTue, 28 Jul 2015 09:31:21 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=811327The war on Islamic State and other extremist groups cannot possibly be won as long as corrupt, violent regimes remain the only alternative to radicalization and extremism.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/darker-horizons-ahead-rethinking-the-war-on-is/feed/0Why little Estonia’s not worried about Russiahttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/why-little-estonias-not-worried-about-russia/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/why-little-estonias-not-worried-about-russia/#commentsTue, 28 Jul 2015 09:31:09 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=811323Estonian President Toomas Ilves wants to turn his tiny country into a digital pioneer to save the rest of Europe from Luddism and red tape.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/why-little-estonias-not-worried-about-russia/feed/0U.S. training China’s military even as tensions risehttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-training-chinas-military-even-as-tensions-rise/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-training-chinas-military-even-as-tensions-rise/#commentsTue, 28 Jul 2015 09:31:04 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=811321The U.S. should enhance its military cooperation with China, but take care to protect its most sensitive tactics, techniques and procedures.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-training-chinas-military-even-as-tensions-rise/feed/0The South China Sea spats: an alternative point of viewhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/the-south-china-sea-spats-an-alternative-point-of-view/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/the-south-china-sea-spats-an-alternative-point-of-view/#commentsTue, 28 Jul 2015 09:30:56 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=811319In the eyes of other countries, China has behaved badly in the South China Sea. In China's view so have other claimants — and the U.S. and now Japan.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/the-south-china-sea-spats-an-alternative-point-of-view/feed/2FT challenges Nikkei’s valueshttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/27/commentary/japan-commentary/ft-challenges-nikkeis-values/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/27/commentary/japan-commentary/ft-challenges-nikkeis-values/#commentsMon, 27 Jul 2015 09:47:12 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=810906The Financial Times is everything that Nikkei is not. It is questionable whether international and Japanese news values will fit easily together.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/26/commentary/japan-commentary/reporter-laws-are-needed-to-prevent-bullycide/feed/0Abe’s move to beef up military role brings Asia closer to warhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/26/commentary/japan-commentary/abes-move-to-beef-up-military-role-brings-asia-closer-to-war/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/26/commentary/japan-commentary/abes-move-to-beef-up-military-role-brings-asia-closer-to-war/#commentsSun, 26 Jul 2015 10:12:24 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=810471Given the unrelenting chauvinism that pervades Japan's political establishment, it is no wonder that in East Asia there is serious concern about the resurgence of Japanese militarism — and hence the prospect of war in Asia.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/26/commentary/japan-commentary/abes-move-to-beef-up-military-role-brings-asia-closer-to-war/feed/15India and China slug it out in Central Asiahttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/26/commentary/world-commentary/india-and-china-slug-it-out-in-central-asia/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/26/commentary/world-commentary/india-and-china-slug-it-out-in-central-asia/#commentsSun, 26 Jul 2015 10:12:11 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=810467If India doesn't give Central Asia the sustained attention it deserves, China will be able to claim the region as another one of its "backyards."

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/26/commentary/world-commentary/india-and-china-slug-it-out-in-central-asia/feed/4Rightists distort author Park Yu-ha’s views on ‘comfort women’http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/25/commentary/rightists-distort-author-park-yu-views-comfort-women/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/25/commentary/rightists-distort-author-park-yu-views-comfort-women/#commentsSat, 25 Jul 2015 13:46:25 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=810188Park Yu-ha, an academic at Sejong University in Seoul, is the darling of the Japanese right because of her alleged stance on the “comfort women” system. But their cherry-picking of her writings distorts her views and twists them into support for the revisionists’ vindicating and exonerating narrative. Park presents a nuanced analysis of the comfort […]

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/25/commentary/rightists-distort-author-park-yu-views-comfort-women/feed/2The Iran nuke deal is fine, but 10 years latehttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/25/commentary/world-commentary/iran-nuke-deal-fine-10-years-late/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/25/commentary/world-commentary/iran-nuke-deal-fine-10-years-late/#commentsSat, 25 Jul 2015 09:00:08 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=810086Everything gained in the Iran nuclear agreement could have been accomplished 10 years ago if not for stubborn resistance by Europe and the U.S.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/25/commentary/world-commentary/iran-nuke-deal-fine-10-years-late/feed/0Conservatism with a heart? It’s called socialismhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/24/commentary/world-commentary/conservatism-heart-called-socialism/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/24/commentary/world-commentary/conservatism-heart-called-socialism/#commentsFri, 24 Jul 2015 09:31:38 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=809814Sensing their imminent demise, some U.S. Republicans want the party to embrace social and economic values more in line with the views of younger, more ethnically diverse voters.

]]>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/24/commentary/world-commentary/conservatism-heart-called-socialism/feed/3The Greek tragedy continueshttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/24/commentary/world-commentary/greek-tragedy-continues/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/24/commentary/world-commentary/greek-tragedy-continues/#commentsFri, 24 Jul 2015 09:31:22 +0000http://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=809810While the latest bailout package provides a lifeline for the Greeks, it does not provide the means for them to get back safely on land.